Blackout
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80
The rawness behind making a living is balanced with a good swig of whiskey, and despite the band's aggressive presentation, this is no motley crew. Blackout is honest in words and heart, so raise your fist.
12y
80
With an agenda like a more hardcore Billy Bragg, the Murphys have always managed to avoid punk clichés; with their Stiff Little Fingers, the Clash and Pogues mixture, and Blackout is no exception.
6y
Review context at the end bc nobody gaf about the yapping. This review is brought to you by Elijah Craig because listening to a dropkick murphys album sober is like listening to pitbull and not dancing or listening to code orange and not headbanging. Which is to say probably not how it’s intended to be listened to.
My first thought is that a lot of these songs are a lot sadder than I expected. I was expecting it to be like fun party music to drink to (and it absolutely is), but then I pay ... read more
Really solid punk record here, definitely more focused on that energy than their folk elements but overall you can tell this is where it started to really round into form for them. Super fun band with tons of energy. Still longing to see them on St Paddy's day.
Such a fun fucking listen from start-to-finish! Really underrated punk rock with Celtic fusion!
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Track List
| 1 | Walk Away 2:51 | 87 |
| 2 | Worker's Song 3:32 | 91 |
| 3 | The Outcast 3:10 | 78 |
| 4 | Black Velvet Band 3:03 | 83 |
| 5 | Gonna Be A Blackout Tonight 2:40 | 81 |
| 6 | World Full of Hate 2:22 | 79 |
| 7 | Buried Alive 1:57 | 79 |
| 8 | The Dirty Glass 3:37 | 81 |
| 9 | Fields of Athenry 4:24 | 94 |
| 10 | Bastards on Parade 3:50 | 86 |
| 11 | As One 3:01 | 78 |
| 12 | This Is Your Life 3:43 | 77 |
| 13 | Time To Go 2:53 | 79 |
| 14 | Kiss Me I'm #!@'faced 5:34 | 81 |
Total Length: 46 minutes
